The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, September 1, 2129
Waning Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:15 PM
10:21 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2556
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 221.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.9° / 290.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 25m / 3.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.06° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.46° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.25° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.